Small v. Cottrell

Donald L. Corbin, Justice.

Appellant David Small, who was terminated from his position as a school mechanic, raises an issue of first impression that requires us to interpret the Arkansas Public School Employee Fair Hearing Act (“the Act”), codified at Ark. Code Ann. §§ 6-17-1701 — 1705 (Repl. 1993). Appellees are members of the board of directors of the Forrest City School District (“the District”), Superintendent Emerson Hall, and the Forrest City Public Schools. The St. Francis County Circuit Court upheld the school board’s decision. Our jurisdiction is pursuant to Ark. Sup. Ct. R.…